“If we’re going inside, it’s to
do one thing and one thing only. There’ll be no talking, no dating, and
definitely no sleeping.”

Being someone that has read all of BJ Harvey’s books (and
she has written a lot) I was itching to read this one. The more I read the more
I loved, the more I loved, the more excited I got and that excitement never
waned throughout and by the end I just sat back and thought to myself ‘damn, BJ
Harvey, you nailed it.’ So…drum roll please…it is for the first time ever that
I have handed this author a five-star rating, she has been so damn close, so
many times, but this time she earned every single one of them and I couldn’t be
happier. This book had EVERYTHING for me. The angst was addictive, the
chemistry was seriously OFF THE CHARTS, the sex…well INFERNO and damn, she made
the name Bruno sexy as fuck.

“I’ve been waiting for you to
chase me, Gabs. What we shared meant something then and it’ll still mean
something the day you finally give in to me.”

We were first introduced to Bruno and Gaby in One Shot, the
first book in this series, but you can read this book as a standalone. However,
if you have not read One Shot and are planning too, then I suggest you read it
first as there are spoilers for One Shot in Second Chance.

Honestly, I could wax lyrical about this book, I loved it
THAT much. The characters were perfectly flawed, the writing was exceptional,
the plot addictive from start to finish and the execution was perfect. The
prologue…OMG, that freakin prologue was KILLER and sets the scene perfectly,
but is all as it seems?

“I know you, Gaby. I’ve watched
you five nights a week for the past six months. I know you, even if I haven’t
let you know me.”

Both Gaby and Bruno have been burned in the past, all in the
name of love, and both have been left with their emotional scars. Both closed
off, with walls like a fortress, their hearts are definitely impenetrable, but
neither betted on falling for the other.

Gaby was one of my favourite heroines, she was hilarious,
feisty and head-strong, yet underneath her sass and snark was a woman who had
been hurt and hurt badly. Jaded is an understatement and her belief in herself
had been incredibly dented. Her demeanour was her armour, when underneath was a
woman still hurting, but there was a heart there wanting nothing more than to
be loved, she just didn’t want to admit it.

“Of the two small glimpses of a
different side to him he’s given me, I’m wondering if they were just snapshots
with a limited lifespan rather than a sneak peek of what I was missing out on.”

Bruno, OMG, Bruno will have many a panty melting. Our quiet,
intimidating bouncer who is the biggest enigma of them all had the patience of
a saint. Bruno played the long game and played it incredibly well. The title
says it all really, this was a second chance for both of them, at life and love
and he wasn’t going to let Gaby get away.

“I’m going to kiss you, Gabs, and
I need to know you get me when I say it’s going to mean something this time.
It’s not gonna just be the touching of lips or just a physical act. It’s gonna
be more than either of us have ever had before. So if you’re not ready for what
kissing me again will mean, you’ve gotta say something now because in a few
seconds, I’ll make the decision for both of us. Then I’ll probably make a few
more decisions both of us will like a hell of a lot.”

This book will have you on the edge of your seat, the angst
was so well played, perfectly timed and flowed naturally. No angst for angst
sake. This felt like a real account of two people that saw the world in black
in white…until they met, and then it all turned to murky masses of grey. BJ
Harvey expertly brings them back to a life of technicolour even if the road to
it was fraught along the way. But no two people ever deserved happiness like
them and it was a killer to read waiting to find out if they found it. This is
my favourite book by this author, everything just clicked, it worked and it all
came together effortlessly. This will be a book I read time and time again and
I cannot wait for the third book in this series, BJ Harvey queued it up
brilliantly.

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